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GoesTo11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-17-08 09:32 AM
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30. Bad idea. AG should be perceived as non-politiical
Republicans would never give it a rest that she is not really enforcing the law, but just politicizing it (claiming that she does exactly like they did). That's not to say she would, but that would be a huge distraction and it would make it more difficult to execute what needs to be done with legitimacy. Compare to how a pre-prostitution Eliot Spitzer would have been received - a pitbull on the side of justice. Not sure who would be the best person for AG out there now, but if Hillary is to be in the cabinet, at SoS, her intangibles would be positives (other countries would be a little dazzled by her star power) instead of negatives.
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  - Is Hillary Clinton better suited for Attorney General? Her Watergate peacetrain  Nov-17-08 08:52 AM   #0 
  - I don't think so. She played a very minor role in the Watergate investigations  cali   Nov-17-08 08:53 AM   #1 
  - I thought of AG for her right away, too.  Lucy Goosey   Nov-17-08 08:53 AM   #2 
  - This is my thought.  Richardo   Nov-17-08 08:55 AM   #3 
  - what legal chops?  cali   Nov-17-08 08:59 AM   #5 
  - Didn't she fail her first bar exam?  panader0   Nov-17-08 09:06 AM   #13 
  - Be careful about the 'germane experience' argument - weren't we against that until Nov 4?  Richardo   Nov-17-08 09:17 AM   #24 
     - No, sorry. I thought Obama had germane experience.  cali   Nov-17-08 09:36 AM   #31 
  - We have an embarrassment of riches in talent lining up..  peacetrain   Nov-17-08 09:00 AM   #6 
     - We do - and not all of them are senators!  Kalyke   Nov-17-08 09:04 AM   #11 
        - Yes - I really think that strip-mining the Senate for Cabinet posts is not sound policy  Richardo   Nov-17-08 09:12 AM   #22 
  - I think Tim Kaine or Janet Napalitano will be AG  BrentTaylor   Nov-17-08 08:57 AM   #4 
  - Bringing up Watergate to support Hillary as AG is a bad idea.  dkf   Nov-17-08 09:00 AM   #7 
  - I did not know that.. I just remembered it from reading somewhere  peacetrain   Nov-17-08 09:02 AM   #9 
  - That smear job has been debunked. You really want to believe that guy? A guy that Rush Limbaugh  MetricSystem   Nov-17-08 09:08 AM   #16 
  - Debunked?  dkf   Nov-17-08 09:15 AM   #23 
     - "THE CRIMES OF CAMELOT." Go ahead and keep repeating right-wing smear jobs about Democrats.  MetricSystem   Nov-17-08 09:25 AM   #29 
  - Also the Washington Post called his credibility into question as far back as 1996:  MetricSystem   Nov-17-08 09:12 AM   #21 
     - That's not a debunking.  dkf   Nov-17-08 09:19 AM   #26 
        - He did not fire her. He has previously asserted that he never had the power to fire her.  MetricSystem   Nov-17-08 09:23 AM   #28 
           - All I can see is he is asserting she did certain actions and then  dkf   Nov-17-08 09:42 AM   #33 
              - Again, next time you're out shopping pick up Zeifman's book Without Honor: Crimes of Camelot and the  MetricSystem   Nov-17-08 09:44 AM   #34 
                 - Did you read the book then?  dkf   Nov-17-08 10:10 AM   #36 
                    - Sorry, but Zeifman has no credibility in my book. Again, read the link. If you still think he's a  MetricSystem   Nov-17-08 10:14 AM   #38 
  - That's not what Obama wants her for.........  Uben   Nov-17-08 09:01 AM   #8 
  - Well she is a talented woman, she would give her best whatever  peacetrain   Nov-17-08 09:03 AM   #10 
  - oops posted in the wrong place  peacetrain   Nov-17-08 09:08 AM   #17 
  - I wouldn't mind her as SoS, but I doubt Bill will make it through the  cali   Nov-17-08 09:04 AM   #12 
     - I need to read that questionnaire on vetting myself  peacetrain   Nov-17-08 09:11 AM   #20 
  - Her boss doing Watergate wouldn't recommend her for a job b/c of her unethical conduct.  Skwmom   Nov-17-08 09:08 AM   #14 
  - Please don't post thiings from or about Neil Boortz here  prodn2000   Nov-17-08 09:10 AM   #18 
  - Zeifman is a wingnut tool. Love it when DUers decide to put sooo much  cali   Nov-17-08 09:10 AM   #19 
     - Oh there are PLENTY of Democrats who have opined on the Clintons.  Skwmom   Nov-17-08 09:20 AM   #27 
  - No.  Hepburn   Nov-17-08 09:08 AM   #15 
  - The corporate lawyer for Wal Mart? No thanks.  NCevilDUer   Nov-17-08 09:18 AM   #25 
  - Bad idea. AG should be perceived as non-politiical  GoesTo11   Nov-17-08 09:32 AM   #30 
  - I was always an Edwards for AG fan--pre-scandal. (Actually, I'm STILL an Edwards for AG fan). nt  lulu in NC   Nov-17-08 09:57 AM   #35 
  - Hillary is probably suited for many of the offices to be filled in Obama's  Arkansas Granny   Nov-17-08 09:38 AM   #32 
  - Nah. Her personal skills are better suited for chief diplomat. nt  Deep13   Nov-17-08 10:12 AM   #37 
  - Senate Majority Leader!  noonwitch   Nov-17-08 10:29 AM   #39 
  - Not if we want BushCo investigated. She will bury it just like her hubbie did with Bush I.  AtomicKitten   Nov-17-08 12:33 PM   #40 
 

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